Why animals should not be in circuses - Animals Asia Foundation
Dec 10, 2022 · Why animals should not be in circuses. 10 December 2022. The truth about animals in circuses is that they are abused and endure lives of complete misery, while some are even poached from the wild, purely for entertainment. Circuses around the world continue to use animals in their shows and very few countries have banned the practice.
Overview - Animals Asia Foundation
Overview. In China and Vietnam, where we focus our work to end bear bile farming, over 12,000 bears – mainly moon bears but also others such as sun bears and brown bears – are held in captivity on farms and “milked” regularly for their bile, which is used in traditional medicine. Most farmed bears are kept in tiny cages.
Five things you need to know about bear bile farming
Nov 1, 2021 · According to recent official numbers, at least 10,000 bears are currently kept on bile farms in Asia. 2. Extracting bile from bears is as cruel and painful as you would imagine. The extraction of bear bile from live bears causes unimaginable physical and psychological suffering and long-term health problems. Bile being extracted from a moon bear.
Animals Asia Foundation
Oct 10, 2024 · Animals Asia’s Veterinary Welfare Training Program completes its inaugural National Pain Management Tour. Our Veterinary Welfare Training Program (VWTP) advocates for the incorporation of the best animal welfare practices in veterinary procedures, to ensure that our animal patients do not suffer unnecessarily throughout their treatment.
Animals Asia announces new Country Director to drive animal …
10 October 2024. MEDIA RELEASE. For Immediate Release. Animals Asia has announced that Heidi Quine has been appointed as their new Country Director for Vietnam, effective 1 October 2024. Heidi joined Animals Asia in 2011, first as a Bear Team Manager at the organisation’s Chengdu Bear Rescue Centre, China (CBRC), then as Senior Bear Team Manager.
Hippos: Aggressive and deadly, but also vital to Africa’s ecosystems
Feb 15, 2019 · Hippos: Aggressive and deadly, but also vital to Africa’s ecosystems. The hippo is crucial to entire ecosystems and as populations dwindle, their loss will cause other species to die out too. The world’s most popular surprising fact about hippos is that they are the world’s deadliest land mammal, killing up to 500 humans a year.
Armstrong and Buzz are first bears to be rescued to our new …
Armstrong and Buzz are first bears to be rescued to our new sanctuary. 10 October 2023. On 2 October 2023, Animals Asia made “one giant leap for moonkind” by rescuing the first bears to our new sanctuary in Bach Ma, Vietnam. The new sanctuary signals the end of bear bile farming in Vietnam. It will be home to the last remaining few hundred ...
Facts About Cruelty to Animals in Asia
Cruelty to Dogs and Cats in Asia. Life for millions of dogs and cats in China is dangerous. Some are abandoned pets, left to fend for themselves after being dumped by their owners. Many are strays born on the streets. Government authorities organise brutal killing campaigns in an attempt to reduce stray dog and cat populations.
Jill Robinson MBE, Dr med vet hc, Hon LLD
Dr Jill Robinson heads Animals Asia's team of over 300 enthusiastic staff. She divides her time between mainland China, Vietnam and Hong Kong, and travels frequently around the world to give presentations at conferences and speak at fundraising events. A hands-on leader, Jill is involved in all ...
Five bear bile uses it’s hard to believe are real
May 26, 2015 · Thankfully, doctors in China have countered with their belief that taking bear bile for a hangover can actually have extremely dangerous side effects for a liver already compromised with over use of alcohol. 2. Toothpaste. In recent years, bear bile has appeared in some Chinese brands of toothpaste. However, hundreds of other brands recommended ...